Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 2,640,326 shares, an increase of 132.2% from the July 30th total of 1,137,197 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 966,718 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AER. Barclays boosted their target price on Aercap from $164.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Weiss Ratings lowered Aercap from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Aercap from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Aercap in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on Aercap from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $172.56.

Aercap Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE:AER traded down $0.72 on Friday, hitting $147.25. 838,389 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,250,751. Aercap has a fifty-two week low of $118.93 and a fifty-two week high of $158.80. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $149.45 and a 200-day moving average of $144.46. The stock has a market cap of $24.57 billion, a PE ratio of 7.25, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32.

Aercap (NYSE:AER) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $5.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.14 by $1.00. Aercap had a net margin of 37.85% and a return on equity of 17.60%. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.83 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. Aercap has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Aercap will post 18.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aercap Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Aercap’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aercap

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Groupe la Francaise raised its stake in shares of Aercap by 221.4% in the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 180 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Aercap during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in Aercap during the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aercap during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in Aercap in the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

Aercap Company Profile

AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) is a global aircraft leasing and aviation finance company that acquires, leases, sells and manages commercial aircraft and engines. Its core services include operating leases, finance leases, sale-and-leaseback transactions, aircraft trading and remarketing, and asset management for airline customers. The company also provides related commercial and technical support services designed to optimize fleet utilization and residual values over the life cycle of aircraft and engines.

Operating with a broad global footprint, AerCap serves airlines and other aviation customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.